 During Nicholas' leukemia journey, we often started portions of our journal entries with the line, "Do you remember…?" We thank God that these questions (rhetorical questions) resonate from a source of love, peace, and joy…along with sadness. Sadness and elements of grieving & the depression journey, thankfully, are overshadowed by the light from God and Nicholas' illuminating, vibrant touch & spirit that has always been felt.
So here again, do you remember the nutritional packs the Nicholas Colby Fund® provides to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Children's Hospital Oakland (CHO)? Since January 20, 2007 we have prepared these packs that contain juice, granola bar, applesauce, and a Nicholas Colby Fund® note of love. These packs are always immediately available on-hand and provided to parents or guardians of a patient having to go into the PICU...and are now provided at other children's hospitals as well.
| One Children's Hospital Oakland PICU social worker said, "The snack packs, by the way, have been a great success and have provided a much needed snack to many of our families. As you know, many of our patients come to the ICU unexpectedly. These snack bags really help to keep our families nourished until their child becomes more stable, and they can allow themselves to pull away from the bedside." |
"Thank you Diablo Foods of Lafayette for providing the fruit juices, granola bars, and applesauce. And thank you Admac Digital Imaging of Emeryville for providing the Nicholas Colby Fund® labels for the bags (and other collateral such as brochures and poster boards for the broader Nicholas Colby Fund® work)."
Each nutritional pack also comes with a note from the Nicholas Colby Fund®:
FRONT: The Nicholas Colby Fund® - Helping Children Be Children® (logo)
INSIDE:
This Nicholas Colby Fund® nutritional pack has been created for you. We hope it provides you with strength and, mostly, comfort knowing that many others care about your family.
We are able to provide these nutritional packs through donations from Diablo Foods of Lafayette, CA (including other individuals and organizations) partnering with The Nicholas Colby Fund®.
Warmly,
The parents of Nicholas Colby Gilbert and The Nicholas Colby Fund®
BACK:
The meaning lies not in the knowing, but in the believing; not in understanding, but in having faith.
The Nicholas Colby Fund® - Helping Children Be Children®
(A registered non-profit organization)
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, PMB 260
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2228
Website: www.nicholascolbyfund.org
Email: info@nicholascolbyfund.org |